Minuscule 853 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), Νλ69 (von Soden),[1][2] is a 15th-century Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament on parchment. The manuscript has no complex content.

Minuscule 853
New Testament manuscript
TextGospel of Luke
Date15th century
ScriptGreek
Now atBiblioteca Angelica
Size33 cm by 22.5 cm
TypeByzantine text-type
CategoryV
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Description

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The codex contains the text of the Gospel of Luke (6:29-12:10) on 320 parchment leaves (size 33 cm by 22.5 cm), with a catena. The text is written in one column per page, 30 lines per page.[3][4][5]

Text

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The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the Byzantine text-type. Kurt Aland the Greek text of the codex placed in Category V.[6] It was not examined by the Claremont Profile Method.[7]

History

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C. R. Gregory dated the manuscript to the 15th century.[5][1] Currently, the manuscript is dated by the INTF to the 15th century.[4] 879 was probably rewritten from this manuscript.[5]

The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament manuscripts by Gregory (853e). Gregory saw it in 1886.[5]

Currently the manuscript is housed at the Biblioteca Casanatense (Ms. 715), in Rome.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Soden, von, Hermann (1902). Die Schriften des neuen Testaments, in ihrer ältesten erreichbaren Textgestalt / hergestellt auf Grund ihrer Textgeschichte. Vol. 1. Berlin: Verlag von Alexander Duncker. p. 261.
  2. ^ Gregory, Caspar René (1908). Die griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testament. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs'sche Buchhandlung. p. 77.
  3. ^ a b Aland, Kurt; M. Welte; B. Köster; K. Junack (1994). Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neues Testaments. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter. p. 97. ISBN 3-11-011986-2.
  4. ^ a b c "Liste Handschriften". Münster: Institute for New Testament Textual Research. Retrieved 24 February 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d Gregory, Caspar René (1900). Textkritik des Neuen Testaments. Vol. 1. Leipzig: Hinrichs. p. 227.
  6. ^ Aland, Kurt; Aland, Barbara (1995). The Text of the New Testament: An Introduction to the Critical Editions and to the Theory and Practice of Modern Textual Criticism. Erroll F. Rhodes (trans.). Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-8028-4098-1.
  7. ^ Wisse, Frederik (1982). The Profile Method for the Classification and Evaluation of Manuscript Evidence, as Applied to the Continuous Greek Text of the Gospel of Luke. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. p. 67. ISBN 0-8028-1918-4.

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